clothing
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- noun
- /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
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- Summer clothing is usually light and breathable to keep you cool in hot weather.
- wear clothing
- clothing store
- clothing items
Just like one size of clothing doesn't fit all.
- Just like one size of clothing doesn't fit all.
- Again, just how the concept of clothing in retail works.
- I'm telling you to get a clothing steamer.
- I love feminine clothing on me and my friends.
- So I decided to start a clothing brand called Bravery.
- I sleep in nice loose clothing, mouth tape.
- Well, because of the whole sheep's clothing thing, right?
- Fabric patterns on clothing for fat women are hideous.
Examples
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The associates received benefits including housing, food, and clothing, but were not paid wages.
Academic text (2017) -
I love feminine clothing on me and my friends.
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Food, housing, clothing, that was pretty much it.
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OK think about real clothing for your customer.
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Yes, my friends, your clothing can do this and more.
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Food, clothing, you name it, I deliver it.
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And clothing given to those in need.
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In all these ways, then, clothing has changed the ways in which we feel and behave.
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The Salvation Army also has free clothing available as well as food, in many cases.
Academic text (1999) -
They brought with them their language, their clothing, their food and their customs.
Synonyms
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Things you wear to cover your body, like shirts and coats
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Clothing for a particular activity, for example work or evening
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4.3
Clothes for special or formal occasions, like a suit
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Clothes you wear that look smart or stylish
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Special clothes worn for a certain role or ceremony
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Clothes people put on to cover their body
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Clothes worn for ceremony or special events
Idioms
- Informal
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A person who seems friendly but is actually dangerous or dishonest
Compounds
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word clothing comes from the simple word cloth ('cloth') and the verb clothe ('to dress'), and the ending -ing turns that into a thing. So clothing means the items that cover or dress your body.